Willem Vink has royal chance to extend record

Press, 16 December 1988, Page 20

Willem Vink has royal chance to extend record

By

JEFF SCOTT

The Rangiora trainer, Maurice Vermeulen, has a royal chance of extending a fine record in the feature race at the Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s summer meeting tomorrow with his talented four-year-old Willem Vink.

Vermeulen produced Willem Vink’s sister, Regal Cheval (El Patron — Royal Cheval) to win the corresponding race in 1981, and repeated with Regal Cheval’s star son, Speedy Cheval, in last year’s C 5 D.B. Draught Pace. The Broadfield reinsman, Robert Dunn, who partnered Speedy Cheval in last year’s renewal, will also be trying for back-to-back wins in the race with Vermeulen-trained representatives. Dunn replaces Willem Vink’s regular reinsman, Peter Jones, who will be in Invercargill with Laser Lad, a leading chance in the “Southland Times” Cup. Willem Vink, the winner of three of his five races on grass tracks, cleared maidens with Dunn as his reinsman at last year’s Rangiora summer meeting. The El Patron gelding resumed this term with back-to-back wins at Motukarara and Addington, then raced well in strong company at the New Zealand Cup meeting for a second to Me An Roy on Cup Day and a solid fifth off 10m on Show Day.

His biggest danger tomorrow should be Dakota, a convincing last-start grass track winner of the Geraldine Cup at Orari.

The Noodlum entire also raced well without gaining a trick at last month’s New Zealand Cup carnival and stays better than most.

Nimble Phil has gone from strength-to-strength in recent weeks, producing a dour late claim to win over 3200 m in a blanket finish last time at Methven. He meets Beau Peer and Von Luckner, third and fourth on that occasion, on 10m worse terms this week. Considering they were less than a head from Nimble Phil at Methven, they make slightly more appeal tomorrow. False Image and Cool Charm Girl are others which would not surprise by finishing among the placings, the latter having trialed well mid-week. Module Boy, unlucky to be beaten last week at Oamaru after being checked early, would not need to improve much to win the second leg of the T.A.B. double, the Peter Cocks, Ltd, Pace. Dual Sticks, a C2 winner in class record time over 2600 m mobile at Addington last week, races well oh grass and should go close again, while Peta Eyre, a fine fourth last time at Methven, Fiddler, Crowley and Canasta King, are others high on the list of fancies in an open line-up.

Jetbet: 3 Race 1 TF 12.55 MCALPINES (RANGIORA) LTD PACE $4000: CO; 2600m 1 0438 Platter 1 J. Hay It 2 0460 Kotare Tobruk 2 . . . . . R. Cameron It 4 5733 Royal Dell 4 A. Butt It 5 4 Stylish George 5. . . D. Butt it 7 0 Jay Ar Rule 7 . . . . R. Dunn it 8 6 Star Act 8 . . R. Williams It 9 Scot Reilly 9 . . ,L. O’Reilly It 10 07 Never New 10 .... . . G. Johnston It 11 4227 Finvarra 11 R. May It 12 6464 Ellerina 12 . . K. Townley It 14 Scottish Manor 14. . . M. Edmonds it 15 080 Zoomee 15 . . . .R. Austin it 17 9052 Helsinki 17 . C. Middleton It 18 5 Chip Adios 18 ... . . C. Markham It 19 El Tigre 19 K. McCormick It 20 Franco Man 20... . . . . D. Nyhan It Scratched: Knightlum, Steel Raider, Brooklyn Star, Super Chase. Race 2 1.30 NORTH CANTERBURY O.T.B. HANDICAP TROT $4000; CO; 2600m 1 Spangled Lobell 1. . . .R. Hamilton It 2 8905 Game Wood 2 . . D. G. McCormick it 3 90 Quickstep 3 . .E. Crawford it 4 Prince Alba 4 It 5 3 Benah 5 R. May It 6 0 Double Stitch 6 . . . It 7 568 Gala’s Pride 7 . . . . . . . G. Archer It 8 047 Dubois Moss 8 . . . . T. Butt it 9 3722 Rip Pocket 9 . . . M. Fuller It 10 576 Princess Phillipa 10. . . . . B. Court It 11 8374 Jon Belushi 11 .... . . ,L O’Reilly It 12 4622 Joy Hast 12 J. W. Smolensk! It 13 Yma Sumac UR . . . It 14 307 Ginger Star 1 ... .J. Curtin 30 15 0501 Lovely Mood 2 . . . . . . I. Cameron 30 16 8422 Overheard 3 . . K. Townley 30 17 7565 False Call 4 . M. Smolensk! 30 18 Pointer Line 5 ... . . . . . D. Bunz 30 20 2708 Yankee Wave 7. . . . . . . ,R. Austin 30 21 00 Any Time 8 R. Bonnington 30 22 4913 Jivaro 9 . . ,R. Asquith 30 Emergencies: Prince Alba, Yma Sumac, Double Stitch. Scratched: Lobell Star. Race 3 TF 2.05 GATEWAY RESTAURANT PACE $4500; Cl; 2600m 1 7 Dream Come True 1 . . . J. Gillard It 2 6 Surmo Fella 2 ... . . M. de Filippi It 3 3621 Supreme Monarch 3 . . . .P. Shand It 4 2041 Congo Magic 4. . . . it 5 3000 Salazar 5 It 6 2758 Zola Bay 6 It 7 6626 Kotare Venice 7 . . . . . ,P. O’Reilly It 8 2452 Lumber Prince 8. . J. W. Smolensk! It 9 5030 Harman 9 . G. A. Payne It 10 0531 Dominion Bitter 10 . . . I. Cameron It 11 El Capella 11 . . . . J. Curtin it 12 5953 Quest For Glory 12 . D. Butt It 13 3 Friday 13 R. May It 14 7784 Always Smile 14. . . . M. Edmonds It 15 2410 Just A Rebel 15 . . . . . . D. Nyhan It 16 0824 Sir Donald 16 . . . R. D. Butt it 17 0065 Bionic Gold 17 ... . It 18 2515 Spanish Armada 18. . . . .G. Crofts It 19 9671 Lord Magic 19 ... . B. Kerr It Emergencies: Zola Bay, Bionic Gold. Salazar. Scratched: Triumphant Trio

Race 4 2.35 PAUL LAFFEY TYRE CENTRE MOBILE PACE $4000; CO; 2600m 1 6492 Not Guilty 1. . . . E. Cowie it 2 2420 Intuition 2 J. Burrows it 3 0 Kotare Alpha 3. . A. Scott It 4 0636 Royal Bomber 4 . It 5 503 Farm Kiss 5. . . . . . . C. Middleton It 6 6037 Princess Wilma 6 B. Court It 7 8395 Fraggle 7 R. Austin It 8 8043 Burly Boy 8 . . . . It 9 8848 Dreamy Regal 9 . It 10 2039 Clever Byrd 10. . S. Thomas It 11 2 Barbara Lea 11. . It 12 063 Ross Allen 12. . . F. Bennett it 13 0033 Cathedral 13 ... L. Keenan It 14 644 Regal Baron 14. . D. Nyhan it 15 2025 Living Luxury 15. D. Leitchh it 17 0702 Lady Poplar 17. . . J. W. Smolensk! it 18 2620 Patfonazo 18 . . . . . . . R. Cameron It Emergencies: Clever Byrd, Dreamy Regal, Fraggle. Scratched: Christian. Race 5 T 3.10 RANGIORA FARMERS LTD MOBILE PACE $4500; Cl; 2600m 1 7190 Latigo 1 . J. P. Smolensk! it 2 8341 Tricky Vicky 2 . . R. May it 3 1 Lesley Marie 3 . . . J. W. Smolensk! it 4 5755 Farmer Del 4 . . . J. Haylt 5 8950 Strathbawn 5 . . . . . . . I. Cameron It 6 0010 Kid McCoy 6 . . . J. Burgess It 7 2104 Clever Maddie 7 . J. Curtin it 8 6550 Rio Belle 8 . . . . it 9 76 Georgie Lobell 9. P. Boag It 10 8002 Unique Away 10 . It 11 605 Calculator 11 . . . It 12 5600 Jake The Peg 12. R. Asquith it 13 2510 Chippewa Bay 13 it 14 2661 Rite Of Spring 14 T. Butt It 15 8005 Trebla 15 . . . R. Stockdale it 16 4019 Dilurn Fella 16 . . .... M. Heenan it 17 7490 Lanielle 17 R. Austin it 18 7013 Lady Carbine 18. A. Butt it Emergencies: Rio Belle, Calculator, Jake The Peg, Georgie Lobell. Race 6 T 3.45 TWIGGERS RESTAURANT HANDICAP TROT $4900; C2; 2600m 1 5922 Zola’s Pride 1. . . P. O’Reilly it 2 0003 Newton Grange 2 S. Little it 3 Over The Moon 3 D. G. McCormick it 4 9300 Perfect Du Jour 4 it 5 0099 Periloc 5 It 6 1955 Sandy Del 6. . . . J. Curtin It 7 2341 Lotus 7 . . R. Prendergast It 8 6574 Some Fire 8. . . . . . . K. Lancaster it 9 5060 Rich Return 1. . . P. Kay 20 10 0008 Circular Note 2. . R. May 20 11 0005 Bruno Hest 3 . . . L. O’Reilly 20 12 2170 Innes Lass 4 . . . 20 13 Miss Govern 5 . . F. Bennett 20 14 0 Going On 6 ... . J. Hislop 20 15 0800 Iseult 7 ... M. de Filippi 20 17 43 Bulla Mattari 1 . . A. Butt 30 18 0915 Earl Evander 2 . . . . . G. A. Payne 30 19 7300 Le Due 3 . . . J. Hendereon 30 20 2 Lucky Tesp 1. . . R. Nyhan 40 21 Paul Tuft 1 . . . . R. Purvis 50 22 8079 Joe Junior UR . . 50 Emergencies: Over The Moon, Paul Tuft, Periloc. Scratched: Galleon Lobell.

Race 7 0, T 4.20 D.B. DRAUGHT HANDICAP PACE $7700; C5; 2600m. 1 1125 Willem Vink 1 R, Dunn it Has won three on grass and form this season hard to fault. Raced well in strong company at the N.Z. Cup meeting and must be tough here. 2 00 Loch Rannoch 2 R. D. Butt It Yet to show his real ability in Canterbury 3 9021 Nimble Phil 3 A. Butt It Fine fifth at Addington two starts ago after being wide throughout, then just beaten at Methven after lodging dour late claim. Respect. 5 2331 Dakota 5 C. Nordqvist It Easy last-start Orari winner on grass. Another which raced well in tough company at Addington last month and high on the list of fancies. 6 0070 El Fashion 6 J- Curtin It Improvement needed. 7 7200 Cardinal Star 7 R- Alfeld It Better than his form shows. No dash last week at Oamaru. 8 70 Meadow King 8 .... I. Schwamm It Trialing well but others appeal more. 9 1930 Cool Charm Girl 1 S. O’Brien 10 Smart winner at trials mid-week. Always a chance in this grade. 10 0 Bionic Raider 2 M. de Filippi 10 Good grass-tracker but win would be a boilover here. 11 8 Friendly Lord 3 L. O’Reilly 10 Struggling to regain his best. 12 6 False Image 4 R- May 10 Only half a length from winner from when resuming at Methven two weeks ago. Respect. 13 0024 Von Luckner 5 G. Cowie 10 Chased Dakota home at Orari, then beaten out of a dividend in close finish at Methven. Should be thereabouts. 14 Megatrend UR . . .J. W. Smolensk! 10 Last raced March. Tough task first-up. 15 089 World Of Fame 1 . . . . K. Townley 20 Not fancied. 16 0090 Freightman 1 F. Newfield 50 No appeal. Race 8 D 4-55 PETER COCKS, LTD HANDICAP PACE $5400; C3; 2600m. 1 2400 Weltimed 1 L. Kerslake It Lost chance at start last Saturday after being checked. Has the ability to bounce back here. 2 4547 Crowley UR 2 D. Butt It Trials winner mid-week in 3:26.3 this trip after being parked. Unruly mark should help. Could surprise. 3 0106 Sam Chow 3 C. Newfield It Handy enough. Might get some of it at false odds. 4 02 Module Boy 4 P. O’Reilly It Deserved better fate at Oamaru after being checked early, then trying to lead over last 1000m. Close to winning form. 5 4458 Avian Boy 4 J. Hay It Racing fairly but others appeal more. 6 3136 Nellie Dunloe 6 A. Butt it Useful form at Hutt Park, but this is harder. 7 7190 The Indiscretion 7. . . . L. O’Reilly It Set Orari record this trip of 3:23.8, but disappointing since. 8 7127 Canasta King 8 R. May it Made uncharacteristic early lapse last time in sprint at Methven when wellsupported. Worth another chance. 10 905 Star Supreme 10 It Winner twice on this track last term,

including 3:26 clocking this trip in late April... Could surprise. T. Butt it 11 Truso 11 Winner this meeting last year, and also . at Westport. Having first start since April. 12 0006 Cleff Le Van 12 . . . It.. Unlikely to get a start. 13 7421 Dual Sticks 13 ... . . . .G. Archer It Stays well. Fought best to win C2 record run over 2600m mobile at Addington last week in 3:17.9. Big chance again. 14 3435 Haughty Nugent 14 . . . . .P. Ryder it. Failed to quicken last week at Oamaru, but racing soundly. It" 16 0034 Peta Eyre 16 . . . . R. Dunn Big run last time at Methven after breaking early in sprint. Another winning-: chance. 17 6997 Lady Rana UR 1 . . . Should be held. . . . R. Nyhan it 18 3081 Kincaid 1 . . I. Cameron 10 Confirmed his liking for grass tracks - with narrow Methven win last time. Another with prospects. 19 7932 Fiddler 2 10 Just failed over 3200m last time at Methven, and placed at Orari the time before. Adds to puzzle. 20 5040 Mistabell 3 Others appeal more. . . . . G. Court 10 21 0108 Gasthof UR 1 . . . .J. Curtin 10 Dangerous if saved for one run, but this track unlikely to suit his style. 22 0049 Charles Nero UR 2 J. W. Smolensk! 10 Continued to race below his best last week at Oamaru. Emergencies: Star Supreme, Cleff Le Van. Scratched: Brecola, Smirk Jones. Race 9 5.25 T. . L. SCURR AND SONS LTD PACE • $4000; CO; 2600m 1 0763 Side Track 1 . . . .R. Austin It 2 829 Grand Prix 2 . . . J. Wigzell it 3 3060 Lanyon 3 . M. de Filippi it 4 Sefton’s Idol 4 . . . . . . . . G. Crofts It 5 0 Swift Prince 5 . . . . A. Scott it 7 008 Fullapep 7 . . I. Cameron it 8 5036 Willowdale Lad 8 . . . M. Edmonds it9 9002 Hot Oil 9 . . .L. O’Reilly It 10 52 Flying Legend 10 . . A. Butt It 11 Trio’s Charm 11 . . . . . . . S. Little It 12 0 Scotch Lord 12. . . .1 B. J. Borcoskie It 16 0532 Kotare Salvo 16 . . . R. May it 17 622 Zola Bee 17 . . .P. O’Reilly it 18 050 Natural Appeal 18 . . . . . R. D. Butt it 19 5025 Pendah Rose 19 . . . . . K. Townley It 20 Coast Clear 20 ... . D. Butt It Emergency: Scotch Lord. Scratched: Lady Kamelia, Swift Boy, Franco Bound, True Nood. Race 10 TF 5.55 P.G.G. CORONET TURF RYE GRASS MOBILE PACE $4900; C2; 2000m ' 1 2046 Foulden Peer 1. . . . . . . R. A. Butt it 2 126 Dreamin Scheme 2 . D. Butt It 3 2147 Dalgety’s Gift 3. . . . . . .F. Bennett It, 5 5444 Keeping On 5 . . .R. Asquith it 6 6319 Turf Girl 6 . M. Edmonds It 7 6940 Colonel Poplar 7. . . . I. Schwamm it 8 9489 Margaret Brandon 8. It’ 9 7193 Royal Flier 9 . . G. Cameron It 10 3030 Festive Heir 10.-. . . R. May It 11 03 Star Rebel 11 . . K. Townley It 12 7029 Avanti 12 . M. de Filippi It • 13 385 Captain Rum 13 . . . . . . . G. Ward It 14 3818 Dixie Tryax 14 ... . . C. Middleton It 15 40 Leopardore 15 .... It 16 2025 Miss Mischief 16. . . . . . . J. Curtin It 18 0161 Rusty’s Error 18 . . . A. Butt It Emergencies: Leopardore, Margaret Brandon. Scratched: Joy’s Girl, Shibumi.